Acambis

SPOTLIGHT: Acambis contract offers long-term funding

admin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:59:52 -0400

The announcement that Acambis has won a $425 million, 10-year contract to supply the U.S. government with its smallpox vaccine, along with a new share placement, will provide the company with enough Read more...

Out with old, in with new smallpox vaccine

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:59:56 -0500

With a new smallpox vaccine accumulating in federal stockpiles, the U.S. government is disposing of millions of doses of Dryvax, the old smallpox vaccine that relies on skin scrapings from infected Read more...

Universal flu vaccine shows early promise

admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:59:58 -0500

Acambis has stirred a significant amount of buzz with some early-stage human data demonstrating the effectiveness of its Read more...

Acambis takes aim at proof-of-concept vaccine trial

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:59:56 -0500

Taking aim at the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea, Clostridium difficile, Acambis has completed its prep work for a proof-of-concept trial late next year. During Phase I testing involving Read more...